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Furry Friday: dogs of war
2009-Nov-13, Friday 12:05 amThis post will be different from the usual format, inspired by recent posts on other blogs about dogs on Veterans' Day here in the USA. (Oh, and Mufasa, Lucy, and Lil Dude are still waiting for homes!)
In case you're expecting a Feel Good Moment here on Furry Friday, I should start with these two videos to make you smile.
For more of the story, though, I offer some details from a few webpages (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8) that I encountered during my search.
( See the many images... )
These animals are also finding jobs as therapy dogs. Now, I voted for somebody other than Minnesota's US Senator, Al Franken, but I admit to being pleased with his performance so far. He has co-sponsored a "Service Dogs for Veterans" Act that would help place trained service animals with veterans with either psychological or physical problems as a way to "reduce the alarming suicide rate among veterans, decrease the number of hospitalizations, and lower the cost of medications and human care" according to this local news story.
In case you're expecting a Feel Good Moment here on Furry Friday, I should start with these two videos to make you smile.
For more of the story, though, I offer some details from a few webpages (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8) that I encountered during my search.
( See the many images... )
These animals are also finding jobs as therapy dogs. Now, I voted for somebody other than Minnesota's US Senator, Al Franken, but I admit to being pleased with his performance so far. He has co-sponsored a "Service Dogs for Veterans" Act that would help place trained service animals with veterans with either psychological or physical problems as a way to "reduce the alarming suicide rate among veterans, decrease the number of hospitalizations, and lower the cost of medications and human care" according to this local news story.